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Two KC edtech startups just won $50K each, tickets to OHUB’s demo day at SXSW
Opportunity Hub pulled out the big checks Friday, awarding two Kansas City edtech startups with $50,000 each as the accelerator nears its culmination at SXSW in March. Three winners from outside KC are expected to establish a presence in the metro as part of their awards. Boddle — led by co-founders Clarence Tan and Edna…
Meet the half-dozen, seasoned KC founders joining Pipeline’s latest fellowship class
Nearly half of the new class of Pipeline fellows hail from Kansas City startups, revealed the high-profile entrepreneur network Thursday at the Pipeline Innovators Daytime Showcase. Among those Kansas City founders taking the stage during the announcement: Dominique Davison, PlanIT Impact; Kyle Ginavan, OneHQ; Bo Lais, Lula; Luke Lim, Tile Five LCC; A.J. Mellott, Ronawk…
2020 Startups to Watch: Destiny drops into debt-laden users’ lives as startup’s dominoes fall
Editor’s note: Startland News selected 10 Kansas City firms to spotlight for its annual Startups to Watch list. The following is one of 2020’s companies. Click here to view the full, ranked list of Startups to Watch. The founders behind Destiny owe a debt to the platform’s early adopters, said Parker Graham, eager for the FinTech startup’s…
2020 Startups to Watch: Boddle evolves from mere gamified edtech to vital classroom tool
Editor’s note: Startland News selected 10 Kansas City firms to spotlight for its annual Startups to Watch list. The following is one of 2020’s companies. Click here to view the full, ranked list of Startups to Watch. Education needs an overhaul and Boddle Learning is driving the change from the front of the classroom, declared Edna Martinson. “Its…
2020 Startups to Watch: Stenovate streamlines transcription with legal tech breakthrough
Editor’s note: Startland News selected 10 Kansas City firms to spotlight for its annual Startups to Watch list. The following is one of 2020’s companies. Click here to view the full, ranked list of Startups to Watch. It’s all systems go for Kansas City-built Stenovate, as the legal tech startup nears public launch with just the right mix…
2020 Startups to Watch: backstitch shifts tech conversation to company culture, communication
Editor’s note: Startland News selected 10 Kansas City firms to spotlight for its annual Startups to Watch list. The following is one of 2020’s companies. Click here to view the full, ranked list of Startups to Watch. Employers can win the fight against disengaged workers, said Jordan Warzecha, noting the battlefield stretches from right outside his company’s Crossroads…
2020 Startups to Watch: Draiver pulling out of stealth mode with steady hands on the wheel
Editor’s note: Startland News selected 10 Kansas City firms to spotlight for its annual Startups to Watch list. The following is one of 2020’s companies. Click here to view the full, ranked list of Startups to Watch. Businesses across the country have a mobility problem and Draiver is set to flip mobility tech on its head in 2020,…
2020 Startups to Watch: Fishtech Group secures KC as a cyber-defense stronghold
Editor’s note: Startland News selected 10 Kansas City firms to spotlight for its annual Startups to Watch list. The following is one of 2020’s companies. Click here to view the full, ranked list of Startups to Watch. By the end of 2020, Fishtech Group will be nearing 300 employees, furthering the exponential effect the startup has had on…
2020 Startups to Watch: Healium uses VR to envision a world with empty medicine cabinets
Editor’s note: Startland News selected 10 Kansas City firms to spotlight for its annual Startups to Watch list. The following is one of 2020’s companies. Click here to view the full, ranked list of Startups to Watch. If its a situation that sucks, virtual and augmented reality offer a solution, said Sarah Hill. “[The world] is now a…
2020 Startups to Watch: ELIAS Animal Health wags past milestones in cancer treatment for dogs
Editor’s note: Startland News selected 10 Kansas City firms to spotlight for its annual Startups to Watch list. The following is one of 2020’s companies. Click here to view the full, ranked list of Startups to Watch. Hitting impactful key performance indicators after a long and complicated journey since its founding, ELIAS Animal Health is heading into the…
